L'Incantation Du Patriarche Pu'an: Les Avatars Du Syllabaire Sanskrit Dans La Musique Chinoise [French]

by Francois Picard

English summary: The Incantation of Pu'an is one of the few pieces of Chinese music that forms part of a variety of musical collections. Yet it originated from a Buddhist incantation, despite its attribution to Pu'an, a meditation master of the twelfth century. This study combines a Chinese approach to Buddhism with ethnomusicology; it emphasizes the relationship between categories usually thought of as opposites. French text. French...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 9042926805
• ISBN13: 9789042926806
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 216 Pages